A detailed review of the Sunset Models 3rd Rail Siemens Charger diesel locomotive, covering both SC-44 and ALC-42 types in O ...

Price: Direct-current models, $150; with pre-installed Digital Command Control motor decoder, $250; with pre-installed DCC and sound decoder, $350 Era: 2021 to present Manufacturer: Kato USA Inc., 100 ...

If there are two criticisms you could levy at modern American passenger rail services, the two biggest are as follows. One, they're way too slow, and two, the rolling stock is as old as the hills.

309, ALC-42, Amtrak, Charger, Phase VII Brand new ALC-42 #309 is the first unit to wear the Phase VII livery, seen at the Siemens plant in California. Photo by Mike Armstrong for Amtrak. Amtrak has ...